Pakistan national under-17 football team

This article is about men's football team. For women's football team, see Pakistan women's national under-17 football team.

Pakistan Under-17

Nickname(s)	Green Boys
Association	Pakistan Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Nasir Ismail
Captain	Abdul Samad
FIFA code	PAK
First colours Second colours
First international
Pakistan 1–1 Maldives   (Kathmandu, Nepal; July 1992)
Biggest win
Pakistan 6–0 Maldives   (Kathmandu, Nepal; 3 August 2011)
Biggest defeat
Indonesia 25–0 Pakistan   (Tehran, Iran; 28 October 2012)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2002 )
Best result	Group Stage (2002)
SAFF U-17 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2011 )
Best result	Champions (2011)
Medal record SAFF Championship 2011 Nepal 2018 Nepal

The Pakistan national under-17 football team is a youth football team operated under the Pakistan Football Federation. The team represents Pakistan in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup and the SAFF U-15/16/17 Championship, winning the latter's inaugural edition, and is yet to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

History

1990s

In February 1992, Pakistan competed in the Coca Cola U-16 Cup in Thailand. ^[1] Pakistan participated in the AFC U-16 Championship for the first time in 1992, finishing fourth in their five-team group at Rajshahi Stadium in Bangladesh in May 1992. The clash between Pakistan and Maldives ended in a 1–1 draw. In the 24th minute midfielder Mohammad Ayub scored for Pakistan until Maldives fought back and their striker Ahmad Saleh levelled the game. ^[2] India beat Pakistan 2–0 in the second match. The Pakistanis played with 10 players when the referee sent right back Adeel Sarfraz Butt off in the 59th minute. Ajoy Singh scored first and the second goal came from a penalty in the 70th by Prosunjit Paul. ^[2] Host Bangladesh booted Pakistan out of the tournament defeating them by one goal to nil, the solitary goal, netted by right winger Jahangir five minutes before the final whistle. Pakistan lost to Nepal 0–1 in their last match. Nepal's stopper back Gambir Rai scored the lone goal in the ninth minute from a penalty. ^[2]

2000s

Pakistan along with Yemen fielded eight and four overage players respectively at the 2002 AFC U-17 Championship after passing the qualifying round, and were fined and suspended for taking part in the next 2004 AFC U-17 Championship after the discovery. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

2010s

Pakistan participated in the inaugural SAFF U-16 Championship held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2011 with Sajjad Mehmood as the head coach, Hassan Baloch as manager and Munir Aftab as the captain. ^{[6] [7] [8]} It beat India 1–0 in its first match, before winning 6–0 versus Maldives to reach the semi-finals. Two late goals helped it beat Bangladesh, and thus qualify for the final, in which it beat India 2–1 to win the tournament. Mohammad Bilal was the tournament's top goalscorer with 4 goals, ^[6] while striker Mansoor Khan was declared the tournament's best player. ^[7] Overall, Pakistan scored 11 goals and conceded only one.

In September 2011 for its AFC U-16 Championship qualification campaign, the team retained the same 22-player squad that had won the previous year's SAFF U-16 Championship. It finished fourth in its six-team group, securing wins against Maldives (4–0) ^[9] and Afghanistan (3–1), but losing against Kuwait (0–2), United Arab Emirates (0–2), and Yemen (0–4).

In March 2012, the Pakistan national under-16 team then participated in the 2012 KPT Challenge Cup as "National Youth B". Drawn into a group with senior teams WAPDA and Pakistan Navy, the young team lost 0–3 against the former, and 0–2 against the latter. In May, it participated in the National Under-22 Football Championship, where it drew 0–0 against Baloch Nushki and 1–1 against Sindh, thus topping group B. In the semi-finals, the youth team lost 0–2 against Pakistan Army. In July 2012, three under-16 players went to Abu Dhabi for a month-long training camp at the Manchester United Soccer Schools. ^[10]

The under-16 team participated in the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship held in Nepal, where it was eliminated in the group stage after finishing third in its group after 0–0 draws against both Afghanistan and Bhutan, ^{[11] [12]} and a 0–3 loss to Nepal. Sajjad Mehmood was the coach for these fixtures.

The team withdrew from the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship due to conflicts among the government and the Pakistan Football Federation. ^[13]

In October 2018, the under-15 team participated in the 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship held in Nepal. ^[14] After victories against India, Bhutan and Nepal, ^[15] until finishing runner-up in the final against Bangladesh, the team drew by 1–1 draw until finally losing in the penalty shootout. ^{[16] [17] [18]} The team also participated in the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in 2019. ^{[19] [20]}

Coaching staff

As of August 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Nasir Ismail
Assistant coach	Muhammad Essa
Goalkeeping coach	N/A

Players

U-17 last squad

• The 23-man squad was call-up for the 2025 SAFF U-17 Championship ^[21]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Sammar Razzaq
	1 GK	Aadil Ali Khan				Mehran FC
	1 GK	Khalil Jibran
	2 DF	Nadeem Hussain
	2 DF	Muhammad Alam
	2 DF	Muhammad Masood
	2 DF	Muhammad Zubair				POPO FC
	2 DF	Shahid Anjum
	2 DF	Aabis Raza				POPO FC
	2 DF	Azizullah
	3 MF	Mustafa Israr
	3 MF	Abdul Samad (Captain)				POPO FC
	3 MF	Haroon Rasheed				POPO FC
	3 MF	Ibrahim Asif
	3 MF	Muhammad Talha
	3 MF	Muhammad Essa
	3 MF	Saad Tiwana
	4 FW	Muhammad Abdullah
	4 FW	Mansoor Ahmed				POPO FC
	4 FW	Hasnain Wali Raza				POPO FC
	4 FW	Muhammad Owais
	4 FW	Hamza Yasir
	4 FW	Syed Shahram

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss

2025

Bhutan   v   Pakistan

16 September 2025 (2025-09-16) 2025 SAFF U17 GS	Bhutan	0–4	Pakistan	Colombo , Sri Lanka
19:00		Report	M. Abdullah 15', 25', 70' H. Yasir 67'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium Attendance: 143 Referee: Shyam Lal Danuwar (Nepal)

Pakistan   v   Maldives

19 September 2025 (2025-09-19) 2025 SAFF U17 GS	Pakistan	5–2	Maldives	Colombo , Sri Lanka
14:30	M. Ahmed 12', 32', 45' (pen.) M. Abdullah 45+7', 61' (pen.)	Report	Ali Ilaan 42' Shifau 71'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium Attendance: 153 Referee: Md Alamgir Sarker (Bangladesh)

India   v   Pakistan

22 September 2025 (2025-09-22) 2025 SAFF U17 GS	India	3–2	Pakistan	Colombo , Sri Lanka
14:30	Gangte 31' Wangkheirakpam 63' R. Ahmed 74'	Report	M. Abdullah 43' (pen.) H. Yasir 70'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium Attendance: 157 Referee: Kasun L. Weerkakkody (Sri Lanka)

Bangladesh   v   Pakistan

25 September 2025 (2025-09-25) 2025 SAFF U17 SF	Bangladesh	2–0	Pakistan	Colombo , Sri Lanka
14:30	Faysal 2' O. Rahman 4'	Report		Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

Cambodia   v   Pakistan

22 November 2025 (2025-11-22) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ	Cambodia	v	Pakistan	Bishkek , Kyrgizstan
18:00				Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium

Kyrgyzstan   v   Pakistan

24 November 2025 (2025-11-24) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ	Kyrgyzstan	v	Pakistan	Bishkek , Kyrgizstan
18:00				Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium

Pakistan   v   Laos

26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ	Pakistan	v	Laos	Bishkek , Kyrgizstan
14:00				Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium

Pakistan   v   Yemen

28 November 2025 (2025-11-28) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ	Pakistan	v	Yemen	Bishkek , Kyrgizstan
14:00				Stadium: Alga Sports Complex Stadium

Guam   v   Pakistan

30 November 2025 (2025-11-30) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ	Guam	v	Pakistan	Bishkek , Kyrgizstan
14:00				Stadium: Alga Sports Complex Stadium

Competition records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Host/Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985 to 2015	did not qualify
2017 to 2025	did not enter
Total	0/20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record
Host/Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985 to 1990	did not enter
1992	did not qualify
1994	did not enter
1996
1998	did not qualify
2000
2002	Group Stage	10th	3	0	1	2	2	6
2004	did not enter
2006 to 2014	did not qualify
2016 to 2025	did not enter
Total	1/18	–	3	0	1	2	2	6

SAFF U-16 Championship

SAFF U-15/16/17 Championship record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2011	Champions	1/6	4	4	0	0	11	1
2013	Group Stage	5/7	3	0	2	1	0	3
2015	Withdrew	0/6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	did not enter	0/6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	Runners-up	2/6	4	3	0	1	11	2
2019	did not enter	0/6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	did not enter	0/6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	Semi-Final	3/6	3	2	0	1	6	3
2024	Semi-Final	3/7	4	2	2	0	11	6
Total	5/9	1 Title	18	11	4	3	39	15

Honours

• SAFF U-17 Championship
  • Champions: 2011
  • Runners-up 2018

See also

• Pakistan national football team
• Pakistan national under-23 football team
• Pakistan national under-20 football team

References

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External links

• Pakistan Football Federation